Food Over 3 Decades Old
Yesterday I ate fruit cake my Mum made for her wedding, and it still tasted good. Few people get to eat food older than they are, and can say they…
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The Making of the English Working Class turns 50
Check out @rosaluxnyc’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/rosaluxnyc/status/417378382330884096 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: class, Labour
IPhone 4 with iOS Jailbreak activation SIM locked problem
Long story short, a French iPhone 4 with an Orange.fr SIM that was apparently locked did not work after an update from Jailbroken 4.1 to Apple iOS 7.0.4. To fix…
Take the Wrong Way Home…
$109 fine for new driver taking drunk dad home 18-year-old novice driver Evan Godo received a $109 fine for not displaying the ‘N’ sign CBC News Posted: Dec 27, 2013…
City sidewalks, pretty sidewalks
Well, today was a shoveling day for this Haligonian. I chose to clear my own sidewalk, rather than allow the contractors working for the city to do it. These are…
From ‘utopia’ to dystopia and resistance, a short run
Reblogged from Greek Left Review: by COSTAS DOUZINAS 16 December 2013 Originally published at Open Democracy : Can Europe Make It? http://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/costas-douzinas/from-‘utopia’-to-dystopia-and-resistance-short-run The latest mutation of the neoliberal doctrine is…
Some political thoughts on 2013
It was certainly an active political year, But not one that we will hold very dear. New federal leaders for Liberals, NDP, And that will change things, you’ll see. Ontario’s…
Santa Claus, Big Data and Asymmetric Learning
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law of Prediction This Christmas I had a wonderfully simple experience of why asymmetric rates of learning…
See you in the New Year
After a frenzy of posting to kick off this blog, I’ll be taking a bit of time off from now until the New Year. All the best to you and…
Merry Christ-MYTH or … Happy Business-mas
Happy Holidays to all those who have followed Excited Delirium over the last few years! May your days get longer and your green be ever (assuming you have the credit…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Index of Contributions
Here for ease of access is a consolidated listing (in order of posting) of the contributions to the special series of commentaries we have posted this autmn marking the 50th…
Rob a Bank
… Read the rest on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://kersplebedeb.com/posts/rob-a-bank/
What’s a 14-letter word for crossword puzzle fan?
Two major events happened on this day in history. First, today marks the birthday of Red Deer legend and my friend Calvin Caldwell. On a slightly more significant note, today…
Canadian Words, eh?
I went down to Timmies to pick up a Double double for my coworker who is on the Pogey so they couldn’t afford it. While I was there I bought…
PMO: Anger Betrayal Deception; Oil
Our lying Prime Minister felt betrayed and angry, and … deceived? The scheme only became public after a CTV news report on the evening of May 14. The next morning,…
Competitive bidding comes to hospital outpatient services
What was learned? For close to a decade we opposed the competitive bidding process in home care. The competitions for service destabilized the sector and drove many health professionals to…
Don’t Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas..(Or Do I?)
Rob Ford’s Christmas gift advice: ‘Women love money’ Toronto mayor makes comments on U.S. sports radio show when asked what he plans to get his wife CBC News Posted: Dec…
Mental Health in London: Losing a job and a friend
LONDON – Five staff at Regional Mental Health London are doing what they can to prepare the last of their 60 remaining clients for the closure of Andrew’s Resource Centre…
Leek and potato soup: simple, hearty and delicious
Articles on food and cooking are rare on this blog, but occasionally I like to share some musings on this realm. Food is such an important part of our lives;…
PSW Strike: Funding restraint for wages a blunt instrument that is harming home care
Today striking Red Cross Care Partners personal support workers are at the door step of three government ministers – Deb Matthews (Health), Yasir Naqvi (Labour) and Charles Sousa (Finance). In…